HotDog Patient Warming Blog
How to Replace Megadyne™ Mega Soft™ Pads
The Clock Is Ticking on Mega Soft Availability Megadyne Mega Soft Reusable Patient Return Electrodes are now discontinued. As of December 31, 2025, final sales ended — and no replacement product was a…
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Why Patient Warming Matters: Maintaining Normothermia to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Every patient who enters the operating room begins to lose heat. Even in a 70°F OR, anesthesia suppresses the body’s ability to regulate temperature within minutes. Without active warming, most patien…
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Bair Hugger Settles Third Orthopedic Infection Case: What It Means for Surgical Patient Safety
A Third Settlement Raises Renewed Questions Recent court filings show that 3M has settled its third lawsuit involving alleged infections linked to the Bair Hugger™ Forced-air Warming device. The case,…
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Top Alternatives to Mega Soft™ Return Electrodes
As Mega Soft™ pads become discontinued in December 2025, hospitals are asking: What’s the best replacement? According to Medline’s publicly accessible Vendor Discontinuation Notice, Megadyne…
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Are Mega Soft™ Pads Unavailable?
Megadyne™ Mega Soft pads are becoming increasingly unavailable. While Ethicon has made no formal public announcement, credible Ethicon/Megadyne executives and sales representatives have confirmed that…
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HotDog Patient Warming Receives Prestigious “Most Relevant Health Technology of the Year 2024” Award at the 17th ANECORM Congress
We are thrilled to announce that HotDog Patient Warming has received the “Mención Especial ANECORM al Producto de Tecnología Sanitaria Más Relevante del Año 2024” (Special Mention for the …
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